Study finds puberty arriving earlier in girls.
Some young girls, barely into grade school, are showing the first signs of puberty. A study published this week in the journal Pediatrics finds that early puberty is far more common now than just a decade ago.
Girls as young as 7 hitting puberty, US study finds.
Females appear to be hitting puberty earlier, perhaps due to rising obesity rates and common chemicals found in plastic, a new study suggests.
Early puberty linked with obesity.
Another study confirms that girls are reaching puberty earlier. Aside from the social dilemmas these kids may have to side step, early development is linked to obesity. And over time, the medical issues linked to obesity catapult national health care c...
Puberty comes earlier for today’s girls.
The rates of early puberty for girls have doubled in a little more than a decade, a new study of girls between 6 and 8 years old finds.
Western lifestyle ‘to blame for soaring breast cancer rates.’
Britian's high number of breast cancer cases is being fuelled by the Western lifestyle that encourages women to over-eat, drink too much and exercise too little, say new figures.
Girls are starting puberty earlier and obesity is to blame, say experts.
Experts say the extra fat tissue is encouraging young bodies to produce hormones which kickstart sexual changes. Researchers in the U.S. found that one in ten girls aged seven had developed breast tissue, one of the first signs of puberty.
What REALLY raises the risk of breast cancer?
Britain's rate of breast cancer is soaring, with as many as one in nine women affected by the devastating disease. We asked an expert to weigh up the evidence on the various theories.
